2009 NBA All-Star Ballot

[peternorth]

So Yi is on the ballot and people are up in arms cause there maybe a chance he'll be a starter due to the assumption every Chinese person will vote for him.

Just been reading posts on yahoo nba page from readers....lol!!

Some points included:
- it's an american sport!!! <------ lolled at this
- coaches should pick squads, fans pick starting 5
- it's not a problem, system's been this way for a while
- wasn't a problem with penny hardaway was a starter despite hardly playing. ditto shaq, but it is now

god some people are so insecure!

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

The ASG is a joke. Its just a commercial enterprise. I remember one year they went to the courtside and asked Nelly what his thoughts were. Why his thoughts were relevant was not explained.

Commercial hip-hop has taken over the thing, so I dont even bother watching.

Karl Malone used to piss and moan about having to play every year, now I know why.

I love Karl Malone; the whitest black man since Michael Jackson.

 

[DoubleA]

I remember one year they went to the courtside and asked Nelly what his thoughts were. Why his thoughts were relevant was not explained.

Hes a 5% owner of the Charlotte Bobcats.

Anyone else, i.e: Paris Hilton, and Im totally there with you.

You had to pick 1 of the 2 rap star/owners of NBA teams in the world.

Unfortunate.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Damn.

 

[Rocco_S]

Monta Ellis? Unless he's riding around a ring of fire in the half time show, I don't know why he's there...

No love for Udonis Haslem, yet plenty for Antonio McDyess and Eddie Curry?

 

[Gridlock'd]

I thought I would put mine in, so I tried to give to people who deserved it. Heres the result:

West:

F: Tim Duncan
F: Amare Stoudemire
G: Chris Paul
G: OJ Mayo
C: Andris Biedrins


East:

F: LeBron James
F: Paul Pierce
G: Devin Harris
G: Dwyane Wade
C: Dwight Howard

 

[Chadley]

I thought I would put mine in, so I tried to give to people who deserved it. Heres the result:

West:

F: Tim Duncan
F: Amare Stoudemire
G: Chris Paul
G: OJ Mayo
C: Andris Biedrins


East:

F: LeBron James
F: Paul Pierce
G: Devin Harris
G: Dwyane Wade
C: Dwight Howard

Mayo over Kobe?

 

[Gridlock'd]

Mayo over Kobe?

I dont think Kobe has been that great this year.

Im sure he will get enough votes to make it without mine anyway.

 

[Messenger]

I thought I would put mine in, so I tried to give to people who deserved it. Heres the result:

West:

F: Tim Duncan
F: Amare Stoudemire
G: Chris Paul
G: OJ Mayo
C: Andris Biedrins


East:

F: LeBron James
F: Paul Pierce
G: Devin Harris
G: Dwyane Wade
C: Dwight Howard

That's really just silly. Mayo is having a solid rookie year, nothing else.

Kobe has the SG spot sewn up.

And I wonder whether Stoudamire would actually be on the ballot as a SF.

 

[sblack]

That's really just silly. Mayo is having a solid rookie year, nothing else.

Kobe has the SG spot sewn up.

And I wonder whether Stoudamire would actually be on the ballot as a SF.

They are classified as Guards, Forwards or Centres. There is no specifics. You pick 2 guards, whether they be Points, Scoring, or both. Same with Forwards, Power or Small, doesn't matter.

And Fwiw, I picked Durant at the 2 over Kobe....but that's probably due to my hate of him, and love of overzealous players

 

[Copulator]

I hate Kobe just as much as anyone, but there is no way he is not starting at the 2

 

[Chadley]

We all hate Kobe .